The Bible
The Bible
Topics
Bible Study
Pastors
References
Bible Stories
Join
PLUS
Login
Bible
Bible Versions
NAS
Genesis
Genesis 50
Genesis 50:20
Genesis 50
Chapter
Book
Close
Loading
CURRENTLY READING
CURRENTLY READING
NAS
Change Translation
Close
Loading...
Recent Translations
Audio Available
Study Bible
CURRENT TRANSLATION
All Translations
Audio Available
Study Bible
CURRENT TRANSLATION
Genesis 50:20
Share
Close
Share
Tweet
Save
Settings
Close
Red Letter
Cross References
Strongs Numbers
Footnotes
Verse Numbers
20
"As for you,
1
you
meant
evil
against
me, but
God
meant
it for
good
in
order
to
bring
about
this
present
result, to
preserve
many
people
alive
.
Read Chapter
Compare
PREVIOUS
Genesis 50:19
NEXT
Genesis 50:21
Images for Genesis 50:20
Genesis 50:20 In-Context
18
Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, "Behold, we are your servants."
19
But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in God's place?
20
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
21
"So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
22
Now Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father's household, and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.
Related Articles
What the Enemy Intends for Evil, God Will Use for Good - Crosswalk the Devotional - March 17
Cross References
1
1.
Genesis 37:26, 27
;
Genesis 45:5, 7
Footnotes
1
[a].
Lit "as it is this day"
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved.